Climate Change

 Review of 'Trees of Delhi', a book by Pradip Krishen

Book>>Trees of Delhi A Field Guide by Pradip Krishen Penguin Books India>> Dorling Kindersley 2006 Concrete jungle is a phrase often used to describe a lot of urban areas. Delhi is no

Publication Date: 
30/07/2007
Vibha Varshney
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Trees, Flora, Botany, Delhi
Industry

 Review of film 'Wasted'

Film>> Wasted Swecha Productions directed by Anshul Uniyal and Vimalendu Jha 16 minutes Wasted captures the journey of waste from an apartment in Vasant Kunj, a neighbourhood locality in south

Publication Date: 
30/07/2007
Bharat Lal Seth
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Urban Sanitation, Rag Pickers, Waste Disposal, Landfill, Cinema, Delhi
India

 Bytes

lab tool: A professor at University of Delhi has developed a new instrument that can measure the surface tension and viscosity of liquids together. The

Publication Date: 
14/07/2007
Down to Earth
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Reptiles, Physical Science, Astronomy, Research, Italy, India, Delhi
India

 Logistics giant DHL goes eco friendly

dhl is set to go green. The logistics company plans to transmute their entire overland fleet to lpg, a more eco-friendly fuel. The company has around 333 vehicles in India and during its first phase

Publication Date: 
14/07/2007
Down to Earth
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Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, LPG, Energy Policy, India, Delhi
India

 Meinhard Von Gerkan on GMP's entry into India

Meinhard Von Gerkan, a partner in the German architectural firm GMP, was in Delhi recently to prospect for ventures in India, particularly in light of the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010 in New

Publication Date: 
14/07/2007
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Building Materials, Architecture, Building Technology, Traditional Knowledge, Personalities, Asia, China, Germany, India, Delhi
Health

Stem Cell: The Body As Clinic

The therapy may hold the cure for many dreaded ills

WHEN the patch on six-year-old Sumaiya Aziza's left eye was removed, her reaction, and of her parents, was like a frame out of a Bollywood scene. The tears, the joy, the incredulity, and the words, "Baba, I can see."

Publication Date: 
09/07/2007
Outlook (New Delhi)
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Medical Research, Biotechnology, Delhi, Chennai (T)
Environment

ACC supports construction of the most sustainable building project in India

ACC has extended financial support to the construction of what is expected to turn out to be the most exemplary sustainable building on the Indian subcontinent. The building based in New Delhi, will house the headquarters of Development Alternatives, a reputed non government organization.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2007
R. Nand Kumar
Cement Energy and Environment
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Energy Efficiency, Green Buildings, Cement, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Development Alternatives (DA), Switzerland, India, Delhi
India

 Street food vendors threatened after court ruling

Everyday as the evening settles, a 2-km stretch in Govindpuri comes alive. Food vendors line streets of this resettlement colony in the outskirts of posh South Delhi, trying to attract workers

Publication Date: 
29/06/2007
Vibha Varshney
Down to Earth
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Food Standards, Fast Foods, Health Effects, Nagarpalikas, Unemployment, Life Science, Supreme Court, India, Delhi, West Bengal, Calcutta (D)
Environment

 Repeal of Maharasthra land ceiling act not enough to solve urban crisis

The Maharashtra government recently moved a resolution in the state assembly to repeal the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act (ulcra), 1976. It will be taken up in the monsoon session of the

Publication Date: 
29/06/2007
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Land Resources, Urban Land Act 1976, Urban Housing, Legislation, Delhi, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Climate Change

 U R Rao on measures to save the Antarctic

The two-week long 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting concluded on May 11 in New Delhi. Among other resolutions, India's proposal to set up its third base station was accepted. U R Rao,

Publication Date: 
29/06/2007
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Ozone Layer, Climate Change, Global Warming, Tourism, Geology, Research, Scientists, Antarctica, Delhi

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